Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-02
MERRILL's SPRING.
It's Water Becoming Famous for its
Medicinal Virtues.
What Prominent Physician of Car
bOndale Has to say About it---Mr.
q. Il. Hawley TO Boom the Water
.Fiattering Testimonials.

--Fiattering Testimonials.
1t is daily becoming more apparent
that the spring on Mr.. W. NJ. Merrills
farm near Carboudale, Kan, will be a
perfect bonanza to that gentleman in a
pecuniary wsy. and that its waters are
peculiarly adopted to relieve many
chronic troubles that flesh is heir to. Mr.
&. E. Hawley, of this city, is quite en-
thusiastic over the medicinal virtues
which the water that flows from his
fathcr>in>law' spring are said to pos
scss, aud he is positive that it is a
panacea for many ills So confident is
he in fact. that this water will meet with
general favor, and create a demand for
itself, that he proposes to dispose of his
! grocery business here, aud give bis en-.
| tire attention to booming the spring He
has already msny strong testimonials
from persons who have been permanent
ly cured from chronic Troubles, which
have baffied the skill of physicians.
Many persons testify TO It's curative prop
critics us tested in kidney. liver and
stomach complaints. while Que individ
url, whose one sile WAS plralyzsd, and
said to he ineurable By physicians, has
been restored to health through the use
of the water. Dir. Hawley has disposed
of several ten>gallon kegs to parties
here, who claim beneficial results from
its use. lie VIII establish an agency here,
but is not now attempting to supply
the demand
DR.. j. D. Burdick, physician of Car
bondale, has written a communication to
the Topeka CfPjtaI, in which he says:
In answer to the many letters Of in
luiry AMI solicitation respecting an ex>
| preston ~ my opinion OF the medicinal
virtues OF the mineral spriGg in this im~
meGi=;e vicinity, known here as the
| MernIl spring. after having carefully
watched and noted It's therapeutic etfec!,
can, with every degree of proprie,v and
sincerity. at this date, give an unbiased
opinion of the worth aud values Of these
waters in there application to disease
| 1t may not be amiss to state briefly the
circumstances which led to the discovery
/ of these remarkable waters which flow so
a6uudantiy, with the capacity of 10 gal
Ions per minute, or If you please 1872
! 20 wanting for the panacca for
many ills, and the causes that combined
to keep It's virtues hidden from the world.
| 1t was known fact to pioneers that
there was Il spring in this nei9hb0rh0od
! Of peculiar alkaline taste where Indians
| on tbeir WAY up and down the trail, for it
was directly on the trail, were wont to
GENE about and tarry with their sick, not
| only usin. it for drinking purposes, but,
contrary 10 our precon ceived notion Of
| him, bathing freely in it, and called by
! him medicine water.
After the Indian came herds Of cattle to
range over the prairies adjacent thereto
when it was common complaint coming
| from those whose range would be affect
| ed that cattle would leave other ranges
to come TO this one, where they would be
accessible to this water, and around
which they would gather in great NUNS
bcrs. In this manner, by the constant
;ramping of cattle, the size OF the spring
| became so very much reduced as to AL
| low the water to escape only by percala
ton when Mr. Merrill, who prccmpted
| the land in 90, on which it is situated,
an Old c., B. & @. railroad man, came to
make his home upon it upwards of two
years ago. Being more or less skeptic
as TO the curative properties of waters,
| the hidden spring was destined TO re-
| ccivc no more attention from the pro-
! prictur for Il time than it had been favor
I'd with by the strangers.
! Mr. Merrill some time late last summer,
as much by chance as otherwise, took a
drink of il aud in The place OF being pois-
oued, as he sometimes entertained fears
that he might be if he were to drink it
| freely, noticed decided effect upon his
kidneys Stimulated by this and by the
urgent solicitation Of friends, he decided
to have qualitative analysis made by
Prof. Albert Merrell, of st Louis-though
OF similar name yet no relation or even
| acquaintance, however, of his-which de-
velopcd the fact that its component parts
were suggestive Of great virtues and jus
| titled the second or quantitative analy
this surprising the expectations of the
most sanguine, proving beyonda question
of doubt its superior medical properties.
During the period that the analysis was
being made, expectant friends, invalids,
were giving the water trial, ard by the
time quantitative results had been made
known, several well-pronounCcd cures of
old chronic cases, embracing rheumatism.
diarrb@a, kidney complaint, etc. etc.
were announced, since which time the
number of cures would greatly augment
the list. covering many shades and types
of disease. One of the latest and seem,
inGlv one Of the most remarkable, being
a case Of hemorrhage, (paralysis) of the
left side of the body Of years standing,
which seemed to have baified the skill oil
his physicians. Reports are coming III
from all over the country of cases OF
iUu5 SbhHtIIHS, titHci itOSifibS p'Hchb vi
entirely regaining health.
1t is estimated that over one hundred
visit the spring daily on an average. Al
a low calculation over four hundred were
there last Sunday Vehicles of every de-
scripton from the open barouch and road
wagon down TO the most rudimentarN
form of conveyance of the most approved
| ArEancac uatterp drawn nv n cero color.
ed mule or typical Mexican burough.
water Is highly charged with minerals,
Two hundred and seventy-seven grains Of
solids TO the gallon. which would be
greatly in excess of the combined solids
at the Orkney Springs, Va: Eureka
Springs, Ark; Berkeley Springs w
Va; Birchdale Springs N. H.
Clarendon, VI; Jordan Alum Springs
Va; Hot Springs, Ark; Wauka
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